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The UK government says it will make a national security assessment of the sale of Newport Wafer Fab.

The company is setting up a major robotics research centre in the UK.

A new package to help people with rising energy bills will be funded by a windfall tax on energy firms.

More than 90,000 people will get payouts over the installation of emissions cheating devices.

Air travel opens our eyes to the world, but it also comes at a high cost to the environment. Piloting us into a future of green aviation, innovator Ryah Whalen shares three ways to lower the industry's carbon footprint through smarter designs, eco-friendly fuel and new technology -- so we can continue to explore the planet without hurting it.

A rail workers' union urges operators to negotiate on pay after its members voted to hold a strike.

US pharmaceutical firm Pfizer said it would sell its patented drugs at cost to 45 low-income countries.

The Perth-based firm will invest more than £15bn in Scotland's energy infrastructure this decade.

Brexit and the pandemic are blamed for a lack of seasonal workers in the food and farming sector.

The retail giant previously said complex franchise agreements prevented it from leaving completely.

Caroline Dennett's post on the professional networking platform LinkedIn has more than 10,000 likes.

The legislation will allow the commercial development of genetically-edited plants and animals in England.

The mood is shifting in an industry destabilised by economic shocks and post-Brexit reforms.

Former teacher Amanda Wheal explains how she reinvented herself as a wedding celebrant.

Two thirds of women of colour in UK workplaces say they change themselves to fit in, a report says.

The champion boxer brothers visit World Economic Forum in Davos to urge support for Ukraine.

The move by the US Treasury Department could push Russia closer to default.

RMT members vote in favour of strike action across Network Rail and 13 train operating companies.

Glencore's UK subsidiary pleads guilty to bribery in London, while the firm resolves similar US claims for $1bn.

An announcement could come as soon as Thursday after growing pressure on Downing Street, the BBC learns.

A second consecutive winter heavily influenced by La Niña weather patterns threatens violent storms.

"If we can unlock the full potential of our cities, we can minimize the price the planet pays for hosting us in our growing numbers," says Marvin Rees, the Mayor of Bristol, UK, who understands deeply how cities can help (or hurt) the environment. Rees notes that while sustainable infrastructure already exists in many parts of the world -- like electric buses in Colombia and freshwater reserves in Singapore -- major investments could make similar innovations more far-reaching and successful. He highlights the pivotal role of city mayors in advocating for a "worldwide network of efficient decarbonized cities" that will bring the world closer to its climate goals.

Mateusz Morawiecki also warned that only the Russian leader would be “happy” with a UK-EU trade war.

Industry regulator Ofgem warns households that they should expect higher energy bills.

Applying a windfall tax to renewable energy could threaten the government's energy strategy, sources say.